Anna's Studio Notes

Turn Your Name Into Art

Anna Berends van Loenen

Published on: 2026/03/16

A simple and relaxing creative warm-up where you turn your name into an abstract doodle pattern. Perfect for unwinding, starting your creative flow, or enjoying a mindful drawing moment.

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Pressure Doodle: A Creative Warm-Up to Release the Blank Page

Anna Berends van Loenen

Published on: 2026/01/26

Pressure Doodle is a mindful sketchbook warm-up using acrylic paint and pen. Learn how to release creative pressure, overcome the blank page, and start drawing intuitively with this simple art exercise.

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Creative Warm-Up: Envelope Doodles

Anna Berends van Loenen

Published on: 2026/01/19

This creative doodle warm-up shows how to reuse envelope and Post-it doodles to create a playful mixed media artwork.

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Creative Warm-Up: Paper Flow

Anna Berends van Loenen

Published on: 2026/01/14

This playful collage warm-up uses crumpled paper to remove decision pressure and help you ease into mixed media making.

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Creative Warm-Up: Release Tension with Crumpled Paper

Anna Berends van Loenen

Published on: 2026/01/13

A simple creative warm-up using crumpled paper and a fineliner to release physical tension and quiet the mind before creating.

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Watercolor Collisions: When Oops Becomes Inspiration

Anna Berends van Loenen

Published on: 2025/12/06

A playful watercolor warm-up where unexpected “oops” moments become inspiration. Letting colors collide, blend, and behave freely makes this a low-pressure creative experiment perfect for beginners and intuitive artists.

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